Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas F. Boyle
Subject(s): Athletics, California--San Francisco, Education
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President Roosevelt writes to San Francisco Board of Education President Boyle and accepts the position of Honorary Vice President of the San Francisco Public Schools Athletic League. Roosevelt supports the League’s goals of providing athletics and physical development for young boys. He writes that athletics should come after the development of the mind, but are important to the overall development of character.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-10-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas F. Boyle. [October 13, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279889. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas F. Boyle. [13 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279889.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas F. Boyle.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279889.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
